Meeting Dates and Locations


GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS

The MCoC General Assembly meets every other month on the third Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Meetings are currently taking place virtually and will be held in-person when important votes are being made such as voting-in members of the Leadership team or making changes to the Governance Charter.

Anyone is welcome to attend a general assembly meeting.

See our past meeting minutes under the McoC Meeting Info tab.

Next Meeting:

Date: May 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EST

Location: Virtual - Zoom link here Meeting ID: 921 8243 5101 Passcode: 852673

If you experience any difficulties logging into the meeting, please contact: Autumn Nall, Clerk, at anall@thehome.org.

Upcoming Meetings in 2024

July 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

September 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

November 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

In addition to General Assembly Meetings, the MCoC operates 6 subcommittees, each with their own meeting schedules. For more information about these subcommittees, you can visit the Subcommitee tab.

Subcommittee meetings are closed to the general public, unless you request to attend in advance.

Community Care Team: Fourth Wednesday of every month at 2:00p.m.

Coordinated Entry: Second Thursday of every month at 9:30a.m.

Homeless Outreach:

Third Friday of the month at 2:00p.m.

  • To attend, please contact Co-Chair, Peter Janelle.

Veterans Committee: Fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:00p.m.

Youth Committee:

Data and Evaluation Committee: TBD

SubCommittees

In addition to the General Assembly, there are six subcommittees focused on specific priority areas of focus.

Community Care Team

Focused on presenting and discussing the most complex cases of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Manchester in order to develop collaborative plans to provide the most effective services. These individuals and families are high utilizers of services throughout the community and also those that may be the most difficult to engage in services.

  • Chair: Matt Bouchie – Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of every month at 2:00 p.m.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Matt Bouchie

Coordinated Entry

Focused on troubleshooting and problem-solving whenever there are challenges in the Coordinated Entry System in Manchester and ensuring quality data in the Manchester CoC Coordinated Entry Program in Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).   

  • Co-Chair: Lauren Berman-Lefebvre - FIT-NH

  • Co-Chair: Lindsey Lussiler - Easterseals

  • Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at 9:30am

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Lauren Berman-Lefebvre or Lindsey Lussier

Homeless Outreach Collaborative

Focused on highlighting available resources, discussing communication and workflows, encampment hot spots and trends, team schedules, and de-identified case discussions. There are two separate groups in the Outreach Subcommittee; one is for Organizational Planning and Coordination and one is for Homeless Outreach Workers Coordination.

  • Co-Chair of Organizational Planning and Coordination Meeting: Peter Janelle - Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: Third Friday of the month at 2:00 p.m.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Peter Janelle

  • Co-Chair of Homeless Outreach Workers Coordination Meeting: Matt Bouchie - Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

  • Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Matt Bouchie

 

Veterans

A collaboration between the MCoC, the Greater Nashua Continuum of Care, and the Balance of State Continuum of Care to focus on the unique needs of veterans who experience homelessness. The subcommittee has worked to establish a strategic statewide strategy to prevent and end among veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

  • Chair: Katie Tovar – Harbor Care

  • Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Katie Tovar

Youth

Focuses on the need of youth ages 12-25 who experience unaccompanied homelessness. The subcommittee is focused on developing a community strategy to prevent and end youth homelessness in conjunction with the statewide Youth Action Board. Areas of focus include accurate data, develop appropriate housing programs and other services, and implementing action steps from the Coordinated Community Plan developed for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grant.

  • If you’re interested in attending this meeting please reach out to Matt McCall